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Peer reviewedAnderson, Byron – Reference Services Review, 1990
Presents a method for building library collections in career planning and suggests current awareness resources; collection development resources; a selected core collection including general works, series on various occupations, books on specific careers, directories of employment opportunities, and guides to resume writing and interviewing;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Planning, Higher Education, Library Collections
Peer reviewedBrown, Janet Dagenais – Reference Services Review, 2003
Compares 48 features of four versions of the ERIC database, two commercial (SilverPlatter, FirstSearch) and two free (AskERIC.org, SeachERIC.org), to determine whether features of the commercial versions were worth the cost to academic libraries. Reports results of a survey that investigated user preferences, and concludes that value added…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJesudason, Melba – Reference Services Review, 1992
Discusses women's studies as a discipline and describes methods of collection development of women's studies materials for academic libraries. An example is given of a women's studies collection at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including development models, budget, personnel, role of the librarian, types of materials, and appropriate…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
